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| Main Directorate of the General Staff of the Russian Armed Forces | Included in |
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| reconnaissance and sabotage formations | Includes |
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Participation in War in Tajikistan, First Chechen War, Kosovo War, |
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Background
Despite the fact that the brigade itself appeared in 1966, the individual units from which it was formed have a longer history.
Traditionally, the chronology in the brigade is counted from the 5th separate motorcycle regiment. The regiment was created by directive of the General Staff of the USSR Armed Forces on the basis of the 238th Tank Brigade on March 26, 1944. From July 14, 1944, the regiment took part in hostilities, fighting as part of the 1st Belorussian Front.
For the exemplary fulfillment of command assignments, for the capture of the cities of Lublin, Garwolin, Zhelechuv, by decree of the Presidium of the Supreme Soviet of the USSR of August 9, 1944, the regiment was awarded the Order of the Red Banner. On December 1, 1944, the regiment was given the honorary name "Guards".
For the successful completion of the command’s tasks for the liberation of Warsaw, by order of the Commander-in-Chief of February 10, 1945, the regiment was given the name “Warsaw”. For exemplary performance of combat missions of the command, for the capture of the cities of Woldenberg, Tseden by decree of the Presidium Supreme Council
USSR on April 26, 1945, the regiment was awarded the Order of Suvorov, III degree.
On April 1, 1947, the 5th Separate Guards Motorcycle Regiment was disbanded, and on its basis the 48th Separate Guards Motorcycle Battalion was created. And in accordance with the General Staff Directive No. Org/267486 of September 20, 1954, in order to improve the organization of reconnaissance units, on November 28, 1954, the 48th Separate Guards Motorcycle Battalion was reorganized into the 48th Separate Guards Reconnaissance Battalion.
By Directive of the General Staff No. Org/6/111560 of July 9, 1966, the 48th separate Guards reconnaissance Warsaw-Berlin Red Banner Order of Suvorov battalion was disbanded.
The 3rd separate guards special purpose brigade was created in 1966 on the basis of the Directive of the Commander-in-Chief of the Group of Soviet Forces in Germany (GSVG).
It was formed in the Werder (Hafel) garrison on the basis of the 26th separate special forces battalion, as well as the 27th separate special forces battalion and, 48th Separate Guards and the 166th separate reconnaissance battalions.
The brigade was stationed in the city of Fürstenberg. Some of the brigade's units were stationed in Neustrelitz until 1975, then in the city of Neutimen.
One of the main tasks of the brigade in the 1960-1980s was the detection and destruction of mobile missile systems of a potential enemy.
From 1981 to 1985, the brigade, as the best unit, was awarded the Challenge Red Banner of the Military Council of the GSVG.
In 1990, the brigade took first place at the annual review of mass sports work in the ground forces.
From January 1991 to June 1992, the 330th special forces unit was stationed in Riga (Latvia).
In April 1991, on the basis of directive of the USSR Ministry of Defense No. 314/1/01500 dated November 7, 1990, the brigade was redeployed to the village of Roshchinsky, Samara Region and subordinated to the commander of the Purvo.
Federal period
In 2001, on the basis of the brigade, competitions in tactical and special training for the championship of the Armed Forces were held Russian Federation with the participation of representatives of the armed forces of Belarus.
In 2007, the 512th Separate Special Forces Detachment took part in the Peace Mission exercise.
In 2010, the brigade was redeployed from Roshchinsky to Togliatti (Central Military District), where it was located in a disbanded military town.
Compound
- brigade management (military unit 21208, formerly military unit 83149),
- Special Radio Communications Detachment (oSRS),
- School of Junior Specialists (SHMS),
- material support company (RMS),
- special weapons company (RSV, recreated in 2000),
- automobile company;
- 330th separate special forces detachment (330 ooSpN, military unit 33473);
- 501st separate special forces detachment (501 ooSpN);
- 503rd separate special forces detachment (503 ooSpN, military unit 21209);
- 509th separate special forces detachment (509 ooSpN, military unit 21353);
- 510th separate special forces detachment (510 ooSpN);
- 512th separate special forces detachment (512 ooSpN).
Combat operations
Tajikistan
From September 28, 1992 to November 24, 1992, a task force from the brigade participated in combat operations in Tajikistan. The brigade's soldiers ensured the deployment of the 201st Motorized Rifle Division, guarded military and government facilities, covered the evacuation of the American Embassy, and escorted convoys carrying humanitarian supplies.
First Chechen War
On January 17, 1995, the 1st battalion (509th ooSpN) of the 3rd brigade was transferred to Mozdok with the help of Il-76 aircraft, after which it moved in a column to Khankala on a BMP-1.
The battalion was engaged in reconnaissance of the outskirts of the city of Argun, including discovering a ford along which equipment was subsequently transported to encircle the city. In the area of the village of Komsomolskoye, the battalion stormed a height controlled by the enemy.
On the night of March 20-21, 1995, the battalion, together with the reconnaissance company of the 165th Marine Regiment, captured height 236.7 (Mount Goyten Court), and thus began the operation to disarm illegal groups in the area of the settlements of Argun and Mesker-Yurt.
Subsequently, the detachment fought near Gudermes and Shali. On May 31, 1995, the detachment was withdrawn to its permanent location.
Kosovo
The brigade's combined detachment took part in the peacekeeping mission in Kosovo from July 1999 to October 2001.
Kosovo War,
The brigade's units took part in hostilities from April 2002 to January 2007.
Present time
Russia
, "Warsaw-Berlin"
3rd Guards Separate Warsaw-Berlin Red Banner Order of Suvorov III degree special purpose brigade - military formation of the USSR and the Russian Federation.
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Background
Traditionally, the chronology in the brigade is counted from the 5th separate motorcycle regiment. The regiment was created by directive of the USSR General Staff on the basis of the 238th Tank Brigade on March 26, 1944. From July 14, 1944, the regiment took part in hostilities, fighting as part of the 1st Belorussian Front.
For the exemplary execution of command tasks, for the capture of the cities of Lublin, Garwolin, Zhelukhov, by decree of the Presidium of the Supreme Soviet of the USSR of August 9, 1944, the regiment was awarded the Order of the Red Banner. On December 1, 1944, the regiment was given the honorary name “Guards”.
For the exemplary fulfillment of command assignments, for the capture of the cities of Lublin, Garwolin, Zhelechuv, by decree of the Presidium of the Supreme Soviet of the USSR of August 9, 1944, the regiment was awarded the Order of the Red Banner. On December 1, 1944, the regiment was given the honorary name "Guards".
For the exemplary performance of combat missions of the command, for the capture of the cities of Woldenberg and Tseden, by decree of the Presidium of the Supreme Soviet of the USSR of April 26, 1945, the regiment was awarded the Order of Suvorov, 3rd degree.
For participation in the assault and capture of Berlin, by order of the Supreme High Command of May 11, 1945, the regiment was given the name “Berlinsky”. Since October 1945, 5th Separate Guards Red Banner Order of Suvorov, III degree Warsaw-Berlin Motorcycle Regiment 2nd tank army was in the military town of Tiefenbrunn.
On April 1, 1947, the 5th Separate Guards Motorcycle Regiment was disbanded, and on its basis the 48th Separate Guards Motorcycle Battalion was created. And in accordance with the General Staff Directive No. Org 267486 of September 20, 1954, in order to improve the organization of reconnaissance units, on November 28, 1954, the 48th Separate Guards Motorcycle Battalion was reorganized into the 48th Separate Guards Reconnaissance Battalion.
By Directive of the General Staff No. Org /6/111560 of July 9, 1966, the 48th separate Guards reconnaissance Warsaw-Berlin Red Banner Order of Suvorov III degree battalion was disbanded.
The brigade was created in 1966 by a directive from the Commander-in-Chief of the Group of Soviet Forces in Germany. It was formed in the Werder (Havel) garrison on the basis of the 26th separate special forces battalion, as well as the 27th separate special forces battalion and the 48th and 166th separate reconnaissance battalions.
The brigade was stationed in the city of Fürstenberg. Some of the brigade's units were stationed in Neusterlitz until 1975, then in the city of Neutimen.
One of the main tasks of the brigade in the 1960-1980s was the detection and destruction of mobile missile systems of a potential enemy.
From 1981 to 1985, the brigade, as the best unit, was awarded the Challenge Red Banner of the Military Council of the GSVG.
In 1990, the brigade took first place at the annual review of mass sports work in the ground forces.
From January 1991 to June 1992, the 330th special forces unit was stationed in Riga (Latvia).
In April 1991, based on directive of the USSR Ministry of Defense No. 314/1/01500 dated November 7, 1990, the brigade was redeployed to the village of Roshchinsky, Samara Region and subordinated to the commander of the PURVO.
Russian time
In 2001, on the basis of the brigade, competitions in tactical and special training for the championship of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation were held with the participation of representatives of the armed forces of Belarus.
In 2007, the 512th Separate Special Forces Detachment took part in the Peace Mission exercise.
In 2010, the brigade was redeployed from Roshchinsky to Togliatti (Central Military District), where it was located in a disbanded military town.
Compound
- brigade control (military unit 21208 (formerly military unit 83149)
- 330th separate special forces detachment (ooSpN) (2nd battalion) (military unit 33473);
- 501st Separate Special Forces Detachment;
- 503rd separate special forces detachment (military unit 21209);
- 509th separate special forces detachment (1st battalion) (military unit 21353);
- 510th separate special forces detachment;
- 512th separate special forces detachment;
- School of Junior Specialists (SHMS);
- material support company (RMS);
- special weapons company (RSV), (recreated in 2000);
- autorota;
Combat operations
Tajikistan
From September 28, 1992 to November 24, 1992, a task force from the brigade participated in combat operations in Tajikistan. The brigade's soldiers ensured the deployment of the 201st Motorized Rifle Division, guarded military and government facilities, covered the evacuation of the American Embassy, and escorted convoys carrying humanitarian supplies.
First Chechen War
On January 17, 1995, the 1st battalion (509th ooSpN) of the 3rd brigade was transferred to Mozdok with the help of Il-76 aircraft, after which it moved in a column to Khankala on a BMP-1.
The battalion was engaged in reconnaissance of the outskirts of the city of Argun, including discovering a ford along which equipment was subsequently transported to encircle the city. In the area of the village of Komsomolskoye, the battalion stormed a height controlled by the enemy.
On the night of March 20-21, 1995, the battalion together with the reconnaissance company of the 165th regiment Marine Corps captured height 236.7 (Mount Goyten Court), thus began the operation to disarm illegal groups in the area of the settlements of Argun and Mesker-Yurt.
Subsequently, the detachment fought near Gudermes and Shali. On May 31, 1995, the detachment was withdrawn to its permanent location.
Kosovo
The combined brigade detachment took part in the peacekeeping mission in Kosovo from July 1999 to October 2001.
Second Chechen War
The brigade's units took part in hostilities from April 2002 to January 2007.
Afghanistan
On July 21, 2001, a combined detachment was formed on the basis of the 1st battalion of the brigade, which until November 2004 provided security for Russian missions in Kabul.
Commanders
- Guard Colonel Grishakov Alexey Nikolaevich (October 1966 - September 1971);
- Guard Colonel Nikolai Mikhailovich Yatchenko (September 1971 - November 1975);
- Guard Colonel Zharov Oleg Mikhailovich (November 1975 - September 1978);
- Guard Colonel Vyacheslav Ivanovich Bolshakov (September 1978 - November 1983);
- Guard Colonel Starov Yuri Timofeevich (November 1983 - January 1986);
- Guard Colonel Manchenko Vladimir Andreevich (January 1986 - November 1988);
- Guard Colonel Ilyin Alexander Sergeevich (November 1988 - January 1992);
- Guard Lieutenant Colonel Chernetsky Alexander Artemyevich (January 1992 - September 1995);
- Guard Colonel Vladimir Andreevich Kozlov (September 1995 - August 2003);
- guard colonel (since 2005 - major general) Kersov Alexey Nikolaevich (August 2003 - July 2010);
- Guard Colonel Shchepin Sergey Anatolyevich (July 2010 - present).
Awards and honorary titles
On December 13, 1972, for high performance in combat and political training, the brigade was awarded the Jubilee Honorary Badge of the CPSU Central Committee, the Presidium of the USSR Armed Forces and the Council of Ministers of the USSR.
On May 4, 2010, based on the order of the Minister of Defense of the Russian Federation No. 415 dated April 28, 2010, the brigade was awarded the St. George Banner.
Heroes
For combat distinction, 176 people of the brigade were awarded orders and medals, two people were awarded the title of Hero of the Russian Federation:
- guard sergeant major Ushakov Anton Borisovich (1972-1995) (posthumously).
- Guard Senior Lieutenant Alexey Vasilievich Dergunov (1979-2003) (posthumously).
Losses
The brigade's losses during the First Chechen War amounted to 4 soldiers. During the Second Campaign, 14 soldiers and officers were killed. Another brigade soldier died during a peacekeeping mission in Kosovo.
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Background
Traditionally, chronology in a brigade is counted from 5th separate motorcycle regiment. The regiment was created by directive of the General Staff of the USSR Armed Forces on the basis 238th tank brigade on March 26, 1944. Since July 14, 1944, the regiment took part in hostilities, fighting as part of the 1st Belorussian Front.
For the exemplary fulfillment of command assignments, for the capture of the cities of Lublin, Garwolin, Zhelechuv, by decree of the Presidium of the Supreme Soviet of the USSR dated August 9, 1944, the regiment was awarded the Order of the Red Banner. On December 1, 1944, the regiment was assigned honorary title"Gvardeysky".
For the exemplary fulfillment of command assignments, for the capture of the cities of Lublin, Garwolin, Zhelechuv, by decree of the Presidium of the Supreme Soviet of the USSR of August 9, 1944, the regiment was awarded the Order of the Red Banner. On December 1, 1944, the regiment was given the honorary name "Guards".
For the exemplary performance of combat missions of the command, for the capture of the cities of Woldenberg and Tseden, by decree of the Presidium of the Supreme Soviet of the USSR of April 26, 1945, the regiment was awarded the Order of Suvorov, III degree.
For participation in the assault and capture of Berlin, by order of the Supreme High Command of May 11, 1945, the regiment was given the name “Berlinsky”. Since October 1945, the 5th separate guards motorcycle Warsaw-Berlin Red Banner Order of Suvorov regiment of the 2nd Guards Tank Army was located in the military town of Tiefenbrunn.
On April 1, 1947, the 5th Separate Guards Motorcycle Regiment was disbanded, and on its basis the 48th Separate Guards Motorcycle Battalion was created. And in accordance with the General Staff Directive No. Org/267486 of September 20, 1954, in order to improve the organization of reconnaissance units, on November 28, 1954, the 48th Separate Guards Motorcycle Battalion was reorganized into the 48th Separate Guards Reconnaissance Battalion.
By Directive of the General Staff No. Org/6/111560 of July 9, 1966, the 48th separate Guards reconnaissance Warsaw-Berlin Red Banner Order of Suvorov battalion was disbanded.
The brigade was created in 1966 by a directive from the Commander-in-Chief of the Group of Soviet Forces in Germany (GSVG). It was formed in the Werder garrison (Hafel) on the basis 26th a separate special forces battalion, as well as 27th a separate special forces battalion, and the 48th and 166th separate reconnaissance battalions.
The brigade was stationed in the city of Fürstenberg. Some of the brigade's units were stationed in Neustrelitz until 1975, then in the city of Neutimen.
One of the main tasks of the brigade in the 1960-1980s was the detection and destruction of mobile missile systems of a potential enemy.
From 1981 to 1985, the brigade, as the best unit, was awarded the Challenge Red Banner of the Military Council of the GSVG.
In 1990, the brigade took first place at the annual review of mass sports work in the ground forces.
From January 1991 to June 1992, the 330th special forces unit was stationed in Riga (Latvia).
In April 1991, on the basis of directive of the USSR Ministry of Defense No. 314/1/01500 dated November 7, 1990, the brigade was redeployed to the village of Roshchinsky, Samara region and subordinated to the commander of the Purvo.
Russian time
In 2001, on the basis of the brigade, competitions in tactical and special training for the championship of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation were held with the participation of representatives of the armed forces of Belarus.
In 2007, the 512th Separate Special Forces Detachment took part in the Peaceful Mission exercise.
In 2010, the brigade was redeployed from Roshchinsky to Tolyatti (Central Military District), where it was located in a disbanded military town.
Compound
- brigade management (military unit 21208, formerly military unit 83149),
- Special Radio Communications Detachment (oSRS),
- School of Junior Specialists (SHMS),
- material support company (RMS),
- special weapons company (RSV, recreated in 2000),
- automobile company;
- 330th separate special forces detachment (330 ooSpN, military unit 33473);
- 501st separate special forces detachment (501 ooSpN);
- 503rd separate special forces detachment (503 ooSpN, military unit 21209);
- 509th separate special forces detachment (509 ooSpN, military unit 21353);
- 510th separate special forces detachment (510 ooSpN);
- 512th separate special forces detachment (512 ooSpN).
Combat operations
Tajikistan
From September 28, 1992 to November 24, 1992, a task force from the brigade participated in combat operations in Tajikistan. The brigade's soldiers ensured the deployment of the 201st Motorized Rifle Division, guarded military and government facilities, covered the evacuation of the American Embassy, and escorted convoys carrying humanitarian supplies.
First Chechen War
On January 17, 1995, the 1st battalion (509th ooSpN) of the 3rd brigade was transferred to Mozdok with the help of Il-76 aircraft, after which it moved in a column to Khankala on a BMP-1.
The battalion was engaged in reconnaissance of the outskirts of the city of Argun, including discovering a ford along which equipment was subsequently transported to encircle the city. In the area of the village of Komsomolskoye, the battalion stormed a height controlled by the enemy.
On the night of March 20-21, 1995, the battalion, together with the reconnaissance company of the 165th Marine Regiment, captured height 236.7 (Mount Goyten Court), thus beginning the operation to disarm illegal groups in the area of the settlements of Argun and Mesker-Yurt.
Subsequently, the detachment fought near Gudermes and Shali. On May 31, 1995, the detachment was withdrawn to its permanent location.
Kosovo
The brigade's combined detachment took part in the peacekeeping mission in Kosovo from July 1999 to October 2001.
Kosovo War,
The brigade's units took part in hostilities from April 2002 to January 2007.
The location of military unit 21208, or the 3rd separate Warsaw-Berlin Red Banner Order of Suvorov 3rd degree special forces brigade, is the city of Tolyatti Samara region. The unit belongs to the GRU special forces units, which are subordinate to the Ministry of Defense. These formations are engaged in reconnaissance and sabotage activities and take part in various combat operations.
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The division currently known as military unit 21208, dates back to 1966. It was formed in Germany on the basis of two special forces battalions stationed in the Werder garrison and several reconnaissance battalions. The predecessor of the 3rd Special Forces Brigade was the 48th Separate Motorized Rifle Battalion, which became a reconnaissance battalion in November 1948.
Banner of the 3rd Guards Special Purpose Brigade
The name of the brigade - Warsaw-Berlin - is closely connected with the events of the Second World War. At that time, the 48th motorized rifle battalion took part in the attacks on the capital of Poland.
The successful completion of combat missions was marked with the name “Warsaw” (February 1945). The unit received the second part of the name after the surrender of Germany, in May 1945, for special services during the capture of Berlin. Even before the end of the war, the battalion received the Order of Suvorov, 3rd degree.
From October 1945 to May 1990, the unit was located in Germany, in the city of Tiefenbrunn, and then in Furstenberg. These settlements were part of the USSR-friendly republic of the GDR.
After the fall Berlin Wall in 1991, the 3rd Special Forces Brigade changed its location to the Volga Military District, namely the village of Roshchinskoye. Since 2010, military unit 21208 has been located in the city of Tolyatti.
Awards for participation in sporting events The brigade performed various combat and government missions.
In particular, military personnel participated in the evacuation of foreign embassies from Tajikistan in 1992, carried out peacekeeping missions during the armed conflict in Chechnya (1995), and various missions in Kosovo (1999).
Currently, the training of GRU special forces soldiers in Tolyatti is carried out on the basis of a former military engineering university. Soldiers of military unit 21208 now not only master the skills of long-range and close combat, but also swimming, cryptography, and the ability to work with radio equipment. Soldiers study mathematics, foreign languages in depth and know how to navigate the latest developments military and computer equipment.
Eyewitness impressions
Interestingly, military unit 21208 is not isolated from the urban population. Most officers and contract soldiers who have families rent housing in the blocks closest to the unit - 10, 12 and 15.
Living conditions in part. Recreation room and barracks of the 3rd brigade The rest live in comfortable cabin barracks with a gym, a recreation room and a kitchen for two cabins. There are no hazing or hazing in the unit, and the unit itself is called, if not elite, then exemplary.
On the territory of the garrison there are such infrastructure facilities as a post office, a bathhouse, hairdressers, shops, schools, kindergartens and hotels.
The training process for GRU special forces soldiers, as eyewitnesses say, differs from that in ordinary units. Employees take advanced exams in military affairs, and at the Roshchinsky training ground there is an obstacle course simulating mountainous terrain. Field training uses real weapons, mines and grenades, and soldiers also master numerous martial arts.
The canteen of military unit 21208 is staffed by civilians; military personnel are not involved in preparing food. The menu is quite extensive - there are two first and two second courses to choose from.
Drone training room On the territory of the unit there is a swimming pool with a 25-meter track, which can also be visited by civilians with a subscription.
The daily routine of military personnel, with the exception of enhanced combat and military training, is the same as in combined arms units: duty, guard duty, detachments and inspections. The latter are carried out no more often than once every 2 months.
Soldiers of military unit 21208 take the oath on Sunday. On this day, the soldier is allowed leave until 21.00; the rest of the time he must notify his relatives in writing about the arrival.
You can choose Megafon or MTS as your mobile operator. The first operator is convenient when the fighter is at the training ground, and the second one is convenient during free time from field exercises, from 19.00 to 21.00 on weekends. You can also communicate through social media.
Practicing parachute flying skills It is better to make money transfers to military personnel to a VTB Bank or Sberbank card. The first ATM is located at the checkpoint.
The following applicants are admitted to contract service in the GRU special forces, namely in military unit 21208:
- Having completed secondary education (at least 11 classes);
- Age from 18 to 35 years;
- Past medical commission(certificate form A-1);
- Trained in airborne units, as well as drivers of categories “C”, “D” and “E”.
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The functioning scheme of state intelligence organizations is always unclear to the average person due to secrecy, first of all, as well as the variety of tasks and areas of activity. In addition, the system of foreign and military intelligence involves the mutual integration of specialists from different structures within the framework of performing one combat mission.
Main intelligence agency The General Staff of the Russian Armed Forces is the main organ of military intelligence; the tasks performed by GRU units are characterized by the utmost degree of secrecy. The active military personnel, in addition to officials coordinating the work of the main headquarters, consists of operational employees who make up the intelligence network of the organization and combat units of special forces.
The list of combat missions represents actions to collect secret information and samples of equipment of value to the country, secret operations to eliminate or neutralize persons threatening state security, recruiting new employees. Combat divisions The GRU are special forces units, the elite of the internal troops of the Russian Federation. Since time immemorial, sabotage and reconnaissance activities have been carried out by the armies of different states; the first prototypes of modern special units were brigades of reconnaissance saboteurs within the NKVD, created during the Second World War.
The special intelligence forces acquired their formalized form and structure in the middle of the last century; the existence of this type of troops dates back to October 24, 1950, when the USSR Minister of War signed a secret directive on the creation of “deep” intelligence units. From the first days of their existence, these formations have been under the control of the Main Intelligence Directorate, which, by the way, resumed its activities a year before. The head of this department at that time was Marshal of the Soviet Union M.V. Zakharov.
So, GRU special forces are units of the regular army, primarily trained to solve sabotage and reconnaissance tasks. The black bat is a symbol of Russian military intelligence and Soviet Union. The flag is a blue cloth with a white circle in the center, on top of which is a bat and the corresponding inscription.
The initial stage of creating the structure of special military intelligence units consisted of the formation of separate special forces companies, each with 120 personnel, 46 such combat units were created in 1950. Only in 1961 did the creation of separate GRU special forces brigades and the corresponding educational institutions. The impetus for this process was the Decree “On the training of personnel and the development of special equipment for organizing and equipping partisan detachments.”
In 1961, the first junior courses opened command staff for GRU special forces. In 1964, the first large-scale exercises were held on the basis of the Belarusian, Baltic and Leningrad military districts. Within military schools and universities, faculties are being created to train qualified personnel. One of the most famous training centers is the Faculty of Special Intelligence of the Ryazan Airborne School, opened in 1968.
Despite the fact that the GRU special forces system had already existed for 18 years by that time, it was the first official training center for special forces officers. The Soviet military campaign in Afghanistan - one of the most unpleasant pages in the history of the Russian internal troops - became the main reason for conducting an in-depth analysis of the state of the army.
The level of graduates of military schools was subjected to it, the results of which showed that the training was head and shoulders above any other military school in the country. However, the special forces units in Afghanistan generally acted more than confidently.
The system of separate special forces brigades still operates today. From 1961 to the present day, dozens of such combat formations have been created and disbanded. The structure began to take shape in 1961; by 1963, the GRU had 10 special forces brigades at its disposal. As of 2012, the active army consists of eight separate special forces brigades.
Among them is the renowned “3rd Guards Separate Warsaw-Berlin Red Banner Order of Suvorov III Class Special Purpose Brigade.” Formed as a single military unit in 1966, it was created on the basis of the fifth separate motorcycle regiment, which, in turn, dates back to March 1944 on the basis of the 238th Tank Brigade.
The 5th Motorcycle Regiment demonstrated high combat training from the first days of participation in hostilities, the result of its activities as part of the 1st Belorussian Front The unit was awarded the Order of the Red Banner in August 1944; December of the same year was marked by the awarding of the title “Guards”. In January, the regiment was the first to enter the capital of Poland - Warsaw. The Great Patriotic Regiment graduated from Berlin, from 1945 it became known as the Berlin and Warsaw Regiment, and in October of the same year it was awarded the Order of Suvorov, III degree.
At the end of World War II, the regiment was part of the group Soviet troops in Germany and was based in the city of Werder Havel, in 1957 the 26th Special Forces Reconnaissance Battalion was formed on its base. Third separate brigade special forces was created by combining the 26th and 27th Special Forces battalions by directive of the commander of the GSVG in 1966. The first commander was Guard Colonel A.N. Grishakov.
The creation of the 3rd Special Forces Brigade (3rd GRU Special Forces Brigade) came at the height of cold war. The main task of the special forces soldiers was to fight similar NATO units. In conditions of a constant nuclear missile threat, GRU special forces units as part of the German Group of Forces focused on the fight against sabotage groups of a potential enemy that were engaged in installing mobile missile systems and destroying them.
Of course, the sabotage and reconnaissance activities of the brigade were not limited to countering enemy saboteurs on their territory. There is no doubt that in the 70s and 80s, fighters performed many tasks outside the countries of the Warsaw Warsaw Forces, but the details of these operations are unlikely to become public knowledge any time soon.
The brigade's personnel made it possible to deploy up to 48 reconnaissance groups at a time. The 1970s also became the period when the brigade was one of the first to come under the flag of the USSR Airborne Forces - the nature of the tasks performed corresponded to this particular branch of the regular army.
The brigade also included companies of signalmen and sappers. The GRU special forces training system in the form that exists now - of course, with the exception of particulars related to the development of weapons and changes in the geopolitical situation - was formed in the early 70s of the twentieth century.
In addition to compulsory combat training, training in communications skills and sapper engineering, mandatory study foreign languages. In 1977, on the basis of the Military Academy named after. Frunze, where an intelligence department already existed, courses for training special forces officers are being created, where a systematic integrated approach and in-depth, versatile training are practiced.
In 1979 they begin fighting in Afghanistan - a separate page for both the Soviet armed forces as a whole and the GRU special forces. The third separate brigade of the GRU Special Forces continued to be based in Germany and did not officially take part in hostilities, however, during the war, individual companies became part of the units that took an active part in the Afghan epic.
In April 1985, the 186th separate Special Forces detachment began combat activity in Afghanistan, which included fighters from the personnel of the 3rd Special Operations Brigade - this unit was recognized as one of the most effective based on the results of the campaign. The detachment's scouts captured for the first time a sample of the American Stinger portable anti-aircraft missile system. Until the withdrawal of troops from Afghanistan, the brigade’s fighters were part of various military formations.
In 1990, the famous fall of the Berlin Wall took place, marking the unification of the GDR and the Federal Republic of Germany into a single Germany. On January 1, 1991, the withdrawal of units of the Soviet group of forces from the country began. Thus, in April 1991, the 3rd Guards Brigade was redeployed to the territory training center"Chernorechye" in the Samara region, subordinate to the command of the Volga-Ural Military District.
As a result of the collapse of the USSR, independence was declared in the former Soviet republics and elections were held. The results of the elections in Tajikistan provoked in 1992 armed conflict between the opposition and supporters official power. The 3rd brigade of the GRU Special Forces took part in the hostilities; the main responsibilities of the special forces were to ensure the safety of members of the government of the republic and employees of the Russian consulate and the protection of strategic facilities. The units were stationed in Dushanbe and Kulyab from September 1992 to March 1993.
The next important stage in the activities of the military intelligence special forces was the Chechen campaign of 1994-1996. The collapse of the USSR led to a drop in the overall level of combat readiness of the internal troops; as a result, in the first year of the war, military intelligence special forces units were forced to perform unusual tasks - participation in assault operations, regular military reconnaissance, escorting vehicle convoys.
Coupled with gross miscalculations by the command, such activities caused unprecedented losses of personnel of special forces units - this period is considered the most tragic in the history of special forces brigades. In January 1995, the 509th separate detachment of the 3rd reconnaissance brigade of the Airborne Forces of the GRU special forces was transferred to Mozdok by IL-36 aircraft, and then redeployed to Khankala.
Here they were engaged in reconnaissance activities in the vicinity of Argun, and in March they took an active part in the operation to encircle and neutralize a large group of illegal gangs. Until June 1995, when the detachment was withdrawn from Chechnya, the special forces fought in the vicinity of Gudermes and Shali. The brigade's losses amounted to 4 people, including guard sergeant A.B., who died on March 21. Ushakov, who was posthumously awarded the title of Hero of Russia for his selfless actions. 176 intelligence officers from the brigade were awarded orders and medals.
In July 1999, the combined detachment of the 3rd ObRSpN GRU (3rd separate brigade of the special forces - in unit 21208) was transferred to Kosovo to carry out a peacekeeping mission; the detachment’s activities as part of the Kosovo group of forces continued until October 2001, losses were avoided during that period.
Official start date of the second Chechen war- On September 30, 1999, when troops were sent into Chechnya, this was preceded by the invasion of militants in Dagestan and various separatist actions on the territory of the republic. Special forces units took part in the campaign from the very beginning, providing regular army units with intelligence information, blocking the distribution and transportation of weapons, and fighting sabotage units of international terrorist organizations.
Soldiers of the 3rd Special Forces Brigade were transferred to Chechnya in 2002 and served regularly until January 2007. In December 2002, detachments of the unit were transferred to the Tsumandinsky region of Dagestan, where a gang of field commander Ruslan Gelayev was discovered.
The pursuit of the gang took place in hard-to-reach mountainous areas; one of the conscript soldiers, senior lieutenant of the GRU special forces A.V., fell into one of the passages into the abyss. Dergunov attempted to save his subordinate, but fell down with him and died. Alexei Dergunov was posthumously awarded the title of Hero of Russia. In general, during the “Second Chechen War,” the brigade’s personnel losses amounted to 14 people.
Since 2010, the 3rd Guards Separate Warsaw-Berlin Red Banner Order of Suvorov III Class Special Purpose Brigade (3rd Guards Obrspn) has been stationed on the basis of the former Tolyatti Military-Technical Institute of Logistics. Now it is here, above military unit 21208, that a personalized flag flutters, which is a blue-green panel with an image of a parachute, a black bat and the name of the brigade. It combines the symbolism of the Airborne Forces and military intelligence, because the military personnel here consider themselves equally to these two branches of the military.
